Congressman James Gallagher said several Northstate water and infrastructure projects were included in the Water Resources Development Act during a congressional committee meeting Tuesday, July 14. … The bill includes $155 million for water and wastewater upgrades across the Sacramento River Basin. Gallagher’s office said the money would help improve water quality, environmental restoration and long-term water reliability. The bill also directs the Army Corps of Engineers to use forecast-informed reservoir operations at Shasta Dam. … Other projects included in the bill would speed up a dam safety review at Black Butte Dam, provide $3.35 million to replace failing sewer mains in Robbins, and support flood control work in Chico’s Five-Mile Basin.

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• Record Searchlight (Redding, Calif.):Despite heat waves, Lake Shasta water level is where it needs to be
• The Press (Brentwood, Calif.): DWR publishes draft revised Certification of Consistency for Delta water tunnels